A US federal court has ruled that victims of a terror attack financed by Iran cannot claim Persian artefacts as compensation. Eight victims had hoped to take possession of museum collections in order to sell them to meet the $17.5m judgment against Iran.Read this article at CoinsWeekly.com

Roman Mosaics across the Empire, on view until January 1, 2018, at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, presents the artistry of mosaics as well as the contexts of their discovery throughout the Mediterranean region.Read this article at CoinsWeekly.com

Showcasing more than 100 spectacular objects from Morocco to China, “Power and Protection” is the first major exhibition to explore the supernatural in the art of the Islamic world. It can be seen at Oxford‘s Ashmolean Museum until January 15, 2017.Read this article at CoinsWeekly.com